29 October 2016

Culture

“Decisions about change, if any, seem to be regarded as collective decisions, political decisions. But that is not how any cultures have arrived where they are today. Individuals have decided for themselves how much of the old they wish to retain, how much of the new they found useful in their own lives. In this way, cultures have enriched each other in all the great civilizations of the world. In this way, great port cities and other crossroads of culture have become centers of progress all across the planet. No culture has grown great in isolation. But a number of cultures have made historic, and even astonishing advances when their isolation was ended, usually by events beyond their control.” ~ Thomas Sowell :)